Is it permissible to shroud the deceased in colors other than white?
It is sunnah for the deceased to be shrouded in white clothes, according to the Prophet's (peace be upon him) saying: "Wear white clothes, for they are among your best garments, and shroud your dead in them." And his saying: "Wear white, for it is purer and better, and shroud your dead in it." The Prophet (peace be upon him) himself was shrouded in three white garments, and this is a consensus. It is disliked to shroud the deceased in anything other than white clothes, such as dyed garments, ornate clothes, saffron-colored or safflower-colored garments, hair, or wool, if other options are available.
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